10 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1947
Page
1
Report notes the Mercy Mission aircraft may carry 40 persons but could have just its five crew and cargo. Lt. Stanley H. Bear of the Medical Corps plans to jump if needed to aid survivors and a Canadian dispatch cites 29 passengers plus crew aboard. The area around the crash is forested, delaying potential medical access.
H W McElwee and Davind Litton were elected presidents of the two county DHIA units at a dinner in the First Christian Church. Unit one named McElwee along with Harshman, McCauley, Downey, Crabb, Harshman, and Stites as officers and board members. Unit two chose Litton as president with Schuebly, Howard, Harrell, Renner, Smith, and Warrenfeltz on the board. Otto Horst and Lewis Renner earned production progress awards. certificates of merit for 350 pounds of butterfat or more went to 25 members across both units. A Navy College Scholarship exam info followed. The Arab League notes area size context relative to Palestine.
The Paily Mail reports a timely threesome involving key figures noted in a New York City moment at 121 W 19th St. The item centers on three parties connected to a local event with unspecified outcomes and dates.
The article notes wild dogs have damaged livestock and chickens and outlines the process to claim county damages requiring two witnesses to attest to the loss. It discusses funding from the county dog license fund and cites higher tag revenue in 1946 due to penalties notices sent with tax bills.
In 1946 fires reduced work time across the United States enough to account for a shortfall equivalent to 920000 automobiles in production losses. The figure highlights the economic impact of fires on industry and labor.
Hagerstown Junior College begins pre-registration for the second semester with course selection for enrolled students. Regular registration for new students starts January 30, with the second semester set to begin February 2. The college colors are green and white and were adopted from college affairs and basketball uniforms. Student government elected officers and a public relations committee with chair Jack Speilman and members McKinley Olson Peterson Oliver.
The congregation prepares for dedication services with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11. Rev Dixon will preach Let Us Go On in the morning and Shall the Limit God in the 7 30 evening service with a praise gathering at 7 15. The pastor invites the public to attend.
A Paris business note describes a pending deal where France would supply manufactured goods to the Soviet Union in exchange for wheat. The arrangement hinges on visa clearances and official approval before a formal mission proceeds.
France says the Sovn note is not a formal rejection but a rejection of its phrasing and the Moscow broadcast before delivery. The note accuses France of hostile acts contravening alliance spirit, while no Russian veto can halt the classified act results.
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